Technique Execution v0.1.0 #
Technique Execution #
Abilities honed by great martial warriors surge through the annals of history and most often appear in the form of a technique.
This page provides the rules for executing a technique. Different character classes have distinctive ways of learning and preparing their techniques, and monsters may use techniques in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a technique follows the rules here.
What is a Technique? #
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Technique Magnitude #
- Every technique has a magnitude from 1 to 4. A technique’s magnitude is a general indicator of how powerful it is, with the lowly (but still impressive) cleave at a 1st magnitude and the incredible Eschaton at 4th. The higher a techniques magnitude, the higher level a martial must be to use that technique.
- Technique magnitude and character level don’t correspond directly. Typically, a character has to be at least 16th level, not 4th level, to execute a 4th-magnitude technique.
Known & Learned Techniques #
- Before a martial warrior can use a technique, they must have the technique firmly fixed in mind, or must have access to the technique via a magic item. Members of a few classes have a limited list of …
Stamina Bursts #
- Your Techniques are fueled by Stamina Bursts, temporarily pushing yourself beyond your normal limits.
Technique Enhancements #
Using a Technique #
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Disciplines #
- Bladework. Skill & Talent
- Resistance. Anti-Magic
- Adaptation. Endurance, Speed
- Displacement. Teleporting the user, objects, and or other creatures, and displacing to avoid being hit.
- Energy. Creating lightning; causing heating and/or cooling effects; electromagnetism.
- Light. Producing or suppressing light; making something or someone invisible; offensive beams.
- Body. Healing oneself and/or others; harming enemies; affecting body functions.
- Mind. Influencing the minds of others; causing various mental effects to others; controlling the minds of others; raising the dead.
- Force. Creating shielding effects; causing sudden forces; telekinesis.
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Combining Technique Effects #
Personalizing Techniques #
